Snap-fastener



M. WHEELER AND E. M. BATES.

' SNAP FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 26, 1920.

Patented N 0V. 2, 1920.

Magg Wheeler' Edi 71 ATTORNEY .f I3 MM WITNESSES PATENT lorries.

MARY WHEELER AND EDITH MAY BATES, OIE' LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

SNAP-FASTENER.

Application filed April 26,

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that we, MARY EprrH MAY BATES, citizens of lthe United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented new and useful lmprovenients in Snap-Fasteners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in snap fasteners and the principal object of the invention is to provide means whereby the two members of the fastener may-be detachably connected with the garment so that they may be removed therefrom whenever desired.

Another object of the invention is to form both the socket and the stud in metal plates and to provide each plate with a safety pin device for detachably securing it to the garment.

In describing our invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the element or member.

Fig. 2 is a like View of a female member.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view through the two members when in assembled position.

Fig. 4 is a rear view of one of the members.

Fig. 5 is a view of the blank from which one of the members is formed.

ln the drawings we have shown the parts drawn to an enlarged scale so that the details of construction can be seen and under stood.

Each element comprises a plate l which has ears 2 formed on its sides adjacent one end, the ears being rolled over to form pin receiving eyes. The opposite end of the plate is rolled over, as at 3, to form a bearing for the cross piece of the substantially U-shaped pin 4f so that this pin is hingedly secured to the plate. Its ends are adapted to engage the eyes formed by the ears 2, the device being somewhat similar to the well known safety pin. The pin being formed of spring metal so that the limbs may be pressed inwardly between the eyes and then they will spring outwardly through the space between the edges of the ears and the plate and thus engage the eyes.

lVHnnLnn and male Specification of Letters Patent.

1920. Serial No. 376,829.

Each plate is provided with a central depression 5, the depression in the plate of the male member A being formed in the face of the plate which carries the pin so as to form the stud 6 on the opposite face of said plate while the depression on the plate of the female member B is formed in the opposite face so that the stud 6 may enter said depression and thus the two plates will be held together.

As will be clearly understood the plates are detachably secured to the garment by the pins so that the stud on one plate will be outermost and the depression in the other plate will be outermost and when the two plates are pressed together' the stud will snap into the depression and thus hold the two plates of the garment together. The two parts of the fastener may eaaily and quickly be detached from the garmer t whenever desired or necessary so that the garment may be washed or cleaned without the fasteners interfering with the operation.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of our invention will be readily apparent.

lVe desire it to be understood that we may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

What we claim is A fastening device of the class described comprising a pair of plates of T-shape with the arms. of the T rolled inwardly longitudi nally of the plate to form open loopsl on one face of the plate and one end of each plate being rolled transversely upon the same side of the plate to form a bearing, a U-shaped pin having its cross piece engaging said bearing and its ends adapted to engage the open loops, one plate having a depression thereon to form a socket on that side of the plate opposite from the loops and the other plate having a depression therein to form a pro]ect1on on the side opposite from the loops, said projection being adapted to en- MARY WHEELER. EDITH MAY BATES,

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